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Rajiv Gandhi Zoological Park

Q: Where is Rajiv Gandhi Zoological Park?

Pune, India. Rajiv Gandhi Zoological Park is a zoo or wildlife park in Pune, India. Its coordinates are 18.453° N, 73.861° E. The nearest national park in our atlas is Gir National Park, about 431 km away.

Q: What animals can you see at Rajiv Gandhi Zoological Park?

29 species. Citizen-science photos record 29 species at Rajiv Gandhi Zoological Park, including Blackbuck, Axis Deer, Russell's Viper, Indian Giant Squirrel and Indian Cobra. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.

Q: Where can you see the animals of Rajiv Gandhi Zoological Park in the wild?

Blackbuck: Kanha National Park. Some of the animals photographed at Rajiv Gandhi Zoological Park also live in the parks and cities we cover: Blackbuck (about 50% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Kanha National Park), Axis Deer (about 90% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Wilpattu National Park) and Russell's Viper (about 20% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Sinharaja Forest Reserve).

Q: When did Rajiv Gandhi Zoological Park open and how big is it?

Opened 1999, 53 ha. Rajiv Gandhi Zoological Park, a zoo or wildlife park in Pune, India, opened in 1999 and covers about 53 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 29 species are photographed there.

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🏙️ In Pune

🦒 Zoo or wildlife park, India 29 spp. present

The Rajiv Gandhi Zoological Park, commonly known as the Rajiv Gandhi Zoo or Katraj Zoo, is located in Katraj, Pune district, Maharashtra State, India. It is managed by the Pune Municipal Corporation. The 130-acre (53 ha) zoo is divided into three parts: an animal orphanage, a snake park and a zoo and includes the 42-acre (17 ha) Katraj Lake. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

18.453° N 73.861° E

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Essentials

Entrance

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Tourism

High

Species present

species

Opened

1999

Size

Large

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Getting there

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What visitors say

🦒 Animals in captivity

Antilope cervicapra

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

in Kanha National Park+ 3 more parks

Axis axis

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

in Wilpattu National Park+ 17 more parks

Daboia russelii

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

in Sinharaja Forest Reserve

LC Endemic

Ratufa indica

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

in Periyar National Park+ 4 more parks

Naja naja

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

in Keoladeo National Park

Ara ararauna

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

in Emas National Park+ 12 more parks

Coelognathus helena

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

in Pune+ 4 more cities

Trachemys scripta

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

in Congaree National Park+ 14 more parks

Before you go

Where is Rajiv Gandhi Zoological Park?

Pune, India

Rajiv Gandhi Zoological Park is a zoo or wildlife park in Pune, India. Its coordinates are 18.453° N, 73.861° E. The nearest national park in our atlas is Gir National Park, about 431 km away.

What animals can you see at Rajiv Gandhi Zoological Park?

29 species

Citizen-science photos record 29 species at Rajiv Gandhi Zoological Park, including Blackbuck, Axis Deer, Russell's Viper, Indian Giant Squirrel and Indian Cobra. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.

Where can you see the animals of Rajiv Gandhi Zoological Park in the wild?

Blackbuck: Kanha National Park

Some of the animals photographed at Rajiv Gandhi Zoological Park also live in the parks and cities we cover: Blackbuck (about 50% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Kanha National Park), Axis Deer (about 90% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Wilpattu National Park) and Russell's Viper (about 20% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Sinharaja Forest Reserve).

When did Rajiv Gandhi Zoological Park open and how big is it?

Opened 1999, 53 ha

Rajiv Gandhi Zoological Park, a zoo or wildlife park in Pune, India, opened in 1999 and covers about 53 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 29 species are photographed there.